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Rudder buys back Sierra Center mall
Mammoth developer and businessman Paul Rudder, along with real estate investor Drew Hild, pulled a rabbit out of their hats this week.
Together, their investment group purchased the Sierra Center mall, the town's largest single commercial building, situated on Old Mammoth Road across the street from the Vons area.
The 76,000-square foot, three story mixed-use building is the largest commercial mixed-use retail and office building in Mammoth and is currently home to Mammoth Sporting Goods, Shogun and Mono County offices.
It also has many vacant spaces, the result of the economic decline.
In recent years, the property had fallen on hard times after the previous owners suffered the effects of the general economic recession and drop in property values.
The net result of this transition was that the property lost tenants and did not seem to have any life to it as many locals wondered what would happen to resurrect the once robust and fully leased property.
In 2006, Paul and Kathleen Rudder owned Sierra Center and engaged Hild, of Highmark Properties, to sell the property.
"We are coming full circle back to Sierra Center where we started," Rudder said, "and we are happy to do so. Our goal is to re-animate the building to make it a lot more user-friendly and fun."
Hild was equally enthusiastic.
"We want to make it a place locals as well as visitors will want to come to," he said.
Rudder and Hild said they would "immediately address some of the dated look and feel of the building," and would be doing several improvement projects right away.
"We really wanted to change the image of the building," they said in a press release, suggesting that a name change was in the works as well as some other branding ideas.
"We want to also create some positive energy here championing the idea that we will come out of the recession and that Mammoth will recover despite some of the current challenges it faces," Hild said. "We feel very bullish on Mammoth in the long run. Mammoth is a great place to vacation, and an even better place to live and work and we want to get that message out and promote it."
The two businessmen said their immediate plans were to focus on the needs of the existing tenants and do everything possible to help their experience at the building improve.
Rudder will handle the day-to-day operations at the building.
Hild and Highmark Advisors will continue to represent the property for leasing inquiries.

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Over the years I've been so lucky to meet so many wonderful fun photographers at various workshops and conferences. And Kelli France surely stands out for her exuberance and infectious smile. Being around her means wanting to dance and sing, share a secret, or a good laugh. She is like an energizer bunny who can just keep going and going and stay fashionable while doing it...where she finds all that energy is a secret I'd like to know!
August 1st has been a busy day in the industry - lots of great stuff launching today. Kelli France, aka "Francypants," is launching her new blogsite and her Aug./Sept. Business Makeover program for Photographers TODAY! To celebrate her new site, she's giving away this FREE mini-accordion album template download (until Tuesday August 2 at midnight) to everyone who stops by!


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Welcome to the story of Shepstone Gardens – a tale of how a family home blossomed into a magnificent venue where special occasions are nurtured into unforgettable moments to be cherished forever.
Situated in Hope Road, the heart of Mountain View, Shepstone Gardens is a part of a unique time in the heritage of Johannesburg. The main house is one of the original Witwatersrand Ridge houses commissioned by the Modderfontein Dynamite Company after the Anglo Boer War, at the turn of the 20th Century. The original house was built from the local quartz [estimated at 350 million years old] by Afrikaans prisoners captured during the Anglo Boer War. Mahatma Ghandi, the Indian civil rights advocate, was himself involved in a dispute between the dynamite company and the prisoners, as he was a close friend of the local architect.
Shepstone Gardens, also informally known as the Secret Garden, is a proud reminder of Johannesburg's historical past as well as a testament to the aesthetic sensibilities of the artisans, gardeners and stone craftsmen who have dedicated their skills to the construction of this landmark.
The property has been privately owned by the Rayner family for almost 35 years now. Bought with the intention of restoring it to its former colonial beauty, all additions have been made in keeping with the style of the original Herbert Baker architecture. It is now an established venue with a sterling reputation that competes with its own historical glory.
Being a privately owned venue, Shepstone Gardens gives all its guests a warm welcome and service that is personalised and taken seriously. Here, the priority is to maintain quality relationships and build new ones based on trust. When you visit Shepstone Gardens, you really do feel a part of the family, and can have confidence that you will be taken care of in every aspect.
Hi Nadia, Trust you are doing well! I would just like to extend my deepest and dearest THANK YOU to yourself and your team for the absolutely lovely day and service received. It was a day beyond our imagination and I have never worked with a venue that supplied me with this type of 7 Star service. Kind Regards, Marcelle Hassel Tibb Health Sciences for Mazuri beauty Product Launch 25th of July 2018
Hello Nadia! Thank you so much! We are back from our mini moon at the coast and are very happy and relaxed. And all thanks to you and your incredible team! All our guests were so very impressed with the venue, the service and most of all, the kindness of the waiters. Nothing was too much to ask! From Craig and I, thank you for giving us the opportunity to enjoy our wedding. Not many brides and grooms can say they had an uninterrupted day and had the ability to really take every thing in. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Have a great day. Rashmi and Craig 28th of April 2018 Xxx
Dear Nadia & Team at Shepstone Gardens. Thank you Thank you and Thank you… for recreating our dream wedding day. Although we had a little bit of rain the venue still looked absolutely stunning and the running order of the day could not have gone any smoother. Nadia you did an amazing job Thank you again for all that you did behind the scenes and for making our day truly special. Karine Antonian & Cara Luiters the in house florist and décor you both did an amazing job at recreating the look we wanted for the décor of our wedding day, It was absolutely stunning. We have had wonderful responses from our guests telling us they absolutely LOVED the venue and thought our wedding was so beautiful. Some say they have never been to a more beautiful wedding before. It was a pleasure working with the you all, the staff at Shepstone Gardens and the recommended suppliers, Taste Explosion and Henk Kotzé from Zoom DJs. Thank you to all for your outstanding services. Kirsty & Roger 23rd of March 2018
My Dearest Nadia, I cannot thank you enough for taking control and making our wedding the most amazing day of our lives. You had calmed my nerves and you and your team were incredible. Especially Nqobile... he was the best!!! The comments from all our guests were unbelievable. They loved every minute of the day and only compliments was given. Any bride and groom working with you and your team in the future will be so lucky and stress free. Best venue hands down!!! Going to miss you... Lots of love from myself & Mike ❤❤❤
Hi Nadia Hope this finds you well :) I just wanted to say a huge thank you for all that you did for our wedding! Thivern and I loved every minute of it and we couldn't have hoped for more. The venue was absolutely stunning and everything went off as planned. Thank you again! Take care, Vyani and Thivern 16th of April 2017
Good Morning Nadia Our wedding really was the perfect day and everyone commented on how beautiful Shepstone was. Thank you to you and your team for making the day so amazing! Many Thanks Sharleen and Frikkie 30th of April 2017
Hello Nadia Thanks so much for your beautiful message. We had all we ever wanted for our wedding!! Our guests can't stop speaking about how awesome it was! Just a note to also thank the waiters , and our head waiter, what a excellent job they did looking after us and the guests! Thanks again Nadia- you were amazing to us :):):) xx Sonya and Regan 13th of April 2017
Good Morning Nadia, Thank you very much for making it beautiful for us. We only came back today hence the delay in responding. May God bless you and indeed it was a beautiful wedding. Regards Thokozile and Sibusiso 11th of February 2017
Hi Nadia We just wanted to say thank you so much for your assistance. We really enjoyed ourselves and your effort truly made our big day spectacular. The venue was immaculate and we have nothing but good memories of our big day. Thank you again Yours Faithfully Liyandza and Ndi 20th of January 2017
Hello Nadia, Baie baie dankie vir al jou en jou span se moeite met ons troudag, julle het dit uitstekend gedoen en alles was perfek. Baie baie dankie! Groete Neri en James
Dear Nadia We have just come back from an amazing honeymoon and are ready to begin our lives as a married couple. I would like to thank you for all your assistance and support in making our wedding day such a success. The staff was absolutely amazing on the day and our personal waiter took great care of us- he was brilliant! Henk the DJ was awesome and really got the party started. Thank you all once again for making our wedding day a very special one! We will definitely be keeping Shepstone Gardens in mind for any future celebrations. Kind regards, Lauren and Shumani 11th of November 2016
Hi Alex, I hope you are well! I know my mom has already spoken to you, but I just wanted to say a big thank you again from Deon and myself for ensuring that everything ran smoothly on our wedding day. There really was no stress and everything worked out perfectly! Thank you so much to you and your team for the hard work, you guys are amazing! Kind regards Simone Smit
Hi Karine, I just wanted to say that I am so grateful for having you during my preparations for my wedding. You are so professional and you are always on point! You were an absolute pleasure to work with and I will actually miss spending time with you (yes we practically spent a whole year together) Please can you thank everyone at the venue on our behalf, it was beautiful as always, the staff were professional and on point throughout the evening! All of our guests cannot stop talking about the wedding. I cannot thank you enough for making my dreams come true! Thank you Karine.
Hi Karine, We have been inundated with love and congratulations and are just overwhelmed by how perfect everything was. We would like to say a very special thanks to you - our day was absolutely spectacular and perfect. Everyone who attended our wedding has complimented how incredible the venue was and how everything was just so beautiful and organized. The waiters were absolutely phenomenal - a very large amount of our guests commented that this was the first wedding they have been to where the waiters are so prompt and really gave the guests that one on one experience. The waiters took the time to address our guests by name and find them outside when their drinks were ready for them on the tables. Absolutely blown away. You truly saw the vision that we had and the level of charm that we wanted in our wedding and we thank you for that. The reassurance that you gave me throughout the planning process as well as on the day was incredible. You are the best Karine and you made our day absolutely perfect. Thank you for everything - we will never forget a second of it.
KARINE! Is it weird to say I miss you already! Thank you so so so so so much for everything! All your suppliers are amazing and professional, I love them all! Thank you so much for making everything so perfect for us, we couldn't have wished for a better day. It was a real life fairy-tale! I know I can truly say I love you guys tooo much, I felt like I was at a family member's home, and it was so loving and intimate and fun! I loved every moment, and I know my guests had a ball. Please never change Shepstone, it's an amazing place! I wish I could get married all over again :-D I cannot thank you guys enough, and don't temp me, I will be there for champs every weekend hahaha. Thank you so Karine, you are an amazing person, you kept me calm and I love your face tooo much, I literally would have died without you! ALL OUR LOVE, Mr & Mrs Hand
Thank YOU Dear Darling Alex & Ken Kevin and I have not stopped talking about our magical day. It was absolutely perfect in absolutely every way. Alex, your tireless care and commitment to making our day special was beyond incredible. Nothing was too big or too small for you. I felt really reassured to be in your very capable hands. Thank you for staying so late on the day to make sure all went smoothly. I appreciate ever little thing you did from carrying tables to helping me make sure we had the best drinks menu possible. Ken you have a real winner there. Look after her. I will miss your big smile Alex! I have an awesome picture of you walking closely behind me as I'm walking down the aisle. A fond memory of an awesome human being. Ken, from the minute we met you we appreciated the warmth and welcome manner in which you invited us in. Thank you for taking my demands on the chin. Your venue is absolutely spectacular and your hard work in keeping it immaculate is what makes it world class. Pls thank all the wonderful staff that worked on our day - especially the lovely gentleman that was tasked with keeping my drink full. ;-). I sadly can't remember his name but I'd appreciate if you could let him know his smiling face and wonderful attitude made a real difference to our day. To the point where we were putting guests in an uber he was next to my side! Thank you again both for everything. I will miss Shepstone Gardens and always remember you both fondly. Take care. xxx
Thank you Alex and your amazing team. Your venue is absolutely stunning and my wedding day was amazing.
Dear Ken, Alex, Luche, Terri, Henk and your Teams, I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude to each and every one of you for making Conway and Mallory's special day marvellous, magical and memorable. We certainly had our fair share of pre-wedding challenges but you ALL rose to the occasion by efficiently problem solving and smoothly getting everything back on track. I must admit that I was not overly impressed with the weather when I woke on Sunday morning but, in hind sight, it was a blessing in disguise as moving the reception indoors (good call, Alex) allowed the music volume to increase and the dancing to turn the happy, festive occasion into a highly enjoyable party! I saw friends on the dance floor who have never danced at any function ever before …. Well done Henk. The décor, flowers and layout of the Reception Hall were magnificent … Those fairly lights are a real winner. Your waiting staff are an absolute joy … From Michael, Sibusiso and the waitrons and barmen, to the incredibly helpful gentleman who was washing the floor when I arrived, there was not one member of staff who was not smiling, professional, attentive and eager to assist. Sibongile (I hope I have spelt his name correctly) who took care of the main table was amazingly attentive – unobtrusively keeping our glasses filled throughout the day. Even during the picture session, under the glass marquee, we were continually served drinks and never felt neglected for a moment. The feedback we have had from our guests has been wonderful, they all enjoyed themselves immensely and sung praises for all aspects of the day!! To all of you, a heartfelt THANK YOU. Please would you convey our thanks and appreciation to every staff member who played a part in making the day the enormous success it clearly was! With appreciation and kind regards
Thank you so much Karine for a truly beautiful and magical wedding! We had an amazing day and the praise for SG has not stopped! We are so very happy and feel so blessed to have worked with you. Honestly! Thank you SO much. Warmest regards, Lindiwe & Tom
Hi Karine and Team Thank you so so much for your kind message and for making our special day absolutely perfect!!! We are so super happy we chose Shepstone Gardens as our venue and loved working with you too, thank you again for everything.... Yes our family and guests had the best time and everyone could not of been better looked after!!! Warmest wishes and much love,
My mother & I would just like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for Friday. You and your team made it such a beautiful ceremony. What an amazing group of people at Shepstone Gardens. We are truly grateful for all you did. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hi Nadia Thank you so much for everything and for all your help. Chirag and I really appreciate it. Shepstone Gardens is such a beautiful place. Thank you again for all your help into making our dream wedding a reality. Kind Regards Chirag and Chandeni 16th of April 2016
Hi Nadia. Thank you for the incredibly kind words. And thank you for the absolutely unforgettable experience at Shepstone Gardens. I am not sure if you heard my speech, but what I said in it still rings true. Without your input and guidance, and all your help on the day, there wouldn't have been a wedding and so I just want to thank you. Kind Regards Sheldon and Jenna Nyce 2nd of April 2016
Dear Nadia, Thank you so much for your wonderful blessing and kind words. It was such a special day and we are so grateful to you and your whole team for making it such a memorable occasion for us. Shepstone is such a beautiful and unique venue and it meant a lot to us to have our wedding day there. We also appreciate your incredible calm demeanour in dealing with our families and all the little details and ensuring that the day ran smoothly. Thanks again for everything! Warmest Regards, Janna and Martyn Balham
Hiiii Nadia, I hope this email finds you well and that we left Shepstone Gardens in one piece ;) We would like to say a HUUUUGE THANK YOU to all of you at Shepstone Gardens for making this event such a success and such a dream to put together. From the get go it has been an absolute pleasure in our dealings with you, and your staff last night were absolutely incredible. Everyone was so friendly and willing to always help, which makes our job a whole lot easier. Sandile specifically is a gem so please relay a big thank you to him and of course your whole team. Mike and Blessing and the whole team are just divine!! We cannot thank you enough!! I look forward to your feedback and hope the bar sales were pleasing ;) Next time we must order in more tequila it would seem haha! We would also love to chat about other dates we have in mind for the year - so please let me know if you are open to this. Kindest regards, Nicci Campbell
Dear Vaughn and Nadia, Our hearts are filled with pride today! You have made our night sooooooo special and we are so very grateful! Thank you for everything you have done for us! We can't thank you enough!!! Wouter Nel Air Mauritius Sales and Marketing Manager Southern Africa
Hi Nadia YOU ARE AMAZING! YOUR TEAM was phenomenal especially Nqobile and Sandile. Thank you Warm regards Carla da Silva Air Mauritius Regional Manager Africa and Latin America
Good morning Nadia. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and Shepstone Gardens for giving us such a memorable wedding. It was the most beautiful day of my life. You and the rest of your staff were on point with every single thing. There is not a single thing to complain about. .. It was simply perfect. Thank you for all your hard work! Regards Luyanda and Vuyo Nakedi
Hi Nadia, I wanted to thank you for being so fantastic during the whole process of the wedding! From the planning till the wedding day you were amazing! Wouldn't have been able to do everything without your help! I had such a spectacular day! Honestly the wedding of my dreams! Thank you so so much! Lots of love Paige
Ons wil net graag sê BAIE dankie vir jou en jou span se harde werk en al die moeite wat julle ingesit het om die dag vir ons spesiaal te maak. Mens droom altyd van kleins af oor jou sprokies troue, maar my drome kan nie naastenby kom by wat julle vir ons gegee het op daardie dag nie. Alles was perfek en alles het so glad verloop. Die mense kan nie ophou praat oor hoe stunning die venue was nie. Baie dankie dat jy soveel stres van my skouers afgehaal het en altyd daar was dat ek op jou knoppie kon druk, gee nie om hoe simple dit was nie. Oja voor ek vergeet, jou harde gesoek na die mans se "thank you gifts" het regtig af betaal, die mans was MAL daaroor.
Dearest Karine, Ken, Nadia and the entire Shepstone Team, You all did such an amazing job at making our wedding the best day possible! It was the most amazing wedding and a fantastic party. Family members and friends can still not stop posting or telling us how much they enjoyed it, how beautiful the venue is, and how they couldn't get over how well everything was done. This was not only due to mine and Dev's vision but due to the fact that we made an awesome team together and everything sort of fell into place! We thank you from the bottom of our now matrimonially joined heart for making our dream wedding come true! Warmest regards, Devlin and Kelly Padayachee
Morning Rachel Thanks for everything last night, you were a superstar. You are really a professional wedding Coordinator and a wedding planner, you and all the people at Shepstone Gardens saved the day and make it a night Shiona and I will never forget. Thanks again for going the extra mile for us. From the newly weds...
Hi Rachel I would just like to say a huge thank you for an amazing event yesterday. Everything was perfect and ran so smoothly- you were a pleasure to work with. I would also like to take the opportunity to mention how fantastic the staff were, their service was impeccable and I would like to especially mention Golding, Nqobile and Sibusiso. Nothing was too much to ask of them- they were very friendly and helpful, even helped us to our cars in the rain with umbrellas while carrying our bags. Thank you once again- all of our guests were blown away by the venue and are all raving about it today.
Baie dankie vir die puik en professionele wyse waarop hierdie geleentheid hanteer is. Al die vooraf reëlings, sowel as die koördinering op die dag was fantasties. Dankie, dankie, dankie!
Thank you once again for the most amazing wedding. Having working in PR for just over a decade, I can safely say that working with Shepstone Gardens was an absolute pleasure and the best experience I have ever had working with a venue. Ken, thank you for recommending The Culinary Workshop and for the special deal you put together for us. You really made my dream wedding come true. Alex, you are amazing. Everything about your energy is wonderful. You are a true asset to the SheppieG family.
Baie dankie vir die reelings en bystand met my kinders se troue. Dit was ONGELOOFLIK mooi, ek kry verskriklik baie positiewe terugvoer van die gaste! Marlene & Tienie • wedding • 28 November 2015
We had an amazing time. Thank you to your staff for the polite and efficient service that we received. Thank you for all your time an effort in making our occasion a success. We really appreciate everything that you did for us.
"Thank you so much for all your amazing planning for the wedding. Everything was magical and I would not have changed a thing... The flowers and décor were sublime and everyone has said how amazing and magical the venue was." Debbie
I just wanted to say a huge thanks for all the patience and effort you afforded us for last night's event. Please also extend my thanks to Mike and the team of waiters and waitresses who made last night's event a success and patiently waited fo us to depart. Warmest of regards, Taryn
We had such an amazing time on the 24th of October. It was absolutely our dream wedding. Thank you for the amazing effort that you have put in ensuring that the event runs smoothly. Your attention to detail is so impressive. You have such a wonderful personality, so warm and inviting. The fact that you were so professional also made it so easy for us to fully trust you with the running of the day and relieved us of strain that would otherwise have been on us on the day of the wedding. Our families and friends were happy to share our special day and really enjoyed the amazingly manicured gardens. We couldn't have asked for a better venue and a better OTD coordinator. It was everything we wanted and more to celebrate our love. It made a great milestone in our love story that much more memorable. Warmest Regards, Phumi and Wilson
Thank you for making sure the day went smoothly, for all your hard work and making sure I got my fairy-tale wedding. The day was absolutely perfect - there is nothing I would change!
Thank you so much for all your help, patience and assistance. It was also more than great to work with you and your team - they were great and extremely professional. I hope we can work together soon again.
Nadia, I just wanted to thank you for everything you did to make our wedding day such a special day! For a control freak like me to hand over control of my wedding to someone else was a very scary idea, until I met you and knew we were in the best hands possible :) Thank you for being our friend , advisor and inspiration - We loved every moment of our wedding day and know that without all your hard work in the build up to the wedding, and on the day, it would not have been nearly as magical a day as it was! Shepstone was the perfect venue, and your staff were incredible! Will definitely keep in touch!
I just wanted to thank you guys for all the help in planning our function. It's was absolutely perfect!!! (wifey's exact words). Special thanks to Rachel for being so awesome to work with! Super efficient, helpful, great recommendations on all suppliers and vendors, and extremely pleasant! And of course Ken for allowing us to use the venue to shoot! The pictures came out absolutely amazing!
On behalf of Franco and myself I would like to say a very big thank you to you and your team. Our day could not have been more perfect! Thank you for keeping us updated, for keeping me calm, for helping our day and weeks leading up to the day run so smoothly! The venue, the organisation, the co-ordination, the attention to detail: simply amazing. Our guests were blown away by the beauty of your venue, I too did not realise how stunning Shepstone would be as the sun stared to set… Wow. Nadia you are a star! Thanks again for everything! 5 Stars from us all the way!
Thanks for all your help with this event. The client was so happy and we have been getting fantastic feedback! They were completely blown away by the venue. I look forward to the next one soon...
I would just like to thank you so much from the both of us. We had such an incredible time because our day was perfect thanks to your attention to detail and behind the scenes hard work. You were always positive throughout his whole year of planning and were a joy to plan our wedding with.
Wow! Nadia. You said I brought you to tears! Well.... your words just did. Words can't express the thanks I have for you. For your team. I am so grateful. It takes a lot for me to trust and let go and you made me feel so comfortable in that yesterday. My expectations were far exceeded. You are amazing and we are very lucky that we had you to make our day perfect! So thank you!
Thank you for making our day run so perfectly!!! It was more than we could have ever dreamed of. :)
Firstly a huge thank you from both of us. The day was so special and I couldn't have chosen a better venue and planner! You made the day flow so well and I was truly blessed that you were a part of our special day.
Vreeslik baie dankie vir die mooi wense en alles wat jy vir ons gedoen het. Dit was 'n amazing dag en ons sou niks wou verander nie! Almal het dit vreeslik geniet en die diens was wonderlik.
Thank you for all your support. Thank you for the setup and your contribution to the organisation of the day. We could not have asked for a more beautiful setting and venue. Thank you for your patience with my delay in getting all the information to you. Thank you for the beautiful wishes and blessings.


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Ellen Kushner and Tempest Bradford both let me know that not only is the Interstitial Arts Foundation holding an auction of jewelry based on stories from Interfictions, but one of the pieces of jewelry is, in fact, based on my story "A Map of the Everywhere": "A Map of the Everywhere -- Boxcar Diner" by Sarah Evans.
I've tried to write something eloquent and thoughtful about how pleased I am anyone would find inspiration in something I'd written ... but basically all I want to say is: Wow! That's so cool!
In other cool news, Mumpsimus fave Chris Barzak has been nominated for the NewNowNext Awards from Logo, which is, apparently, a TV station (I don't have a TV). Chris is nominated in the "Brink of Fame: Author" category, which apparently means he's on the verge of becoming a contestant on a Bravo show. Or something. I don't know. But what I do know is you can go vote for him! Don't let Barzak Day in the Blogosphere have been for nothing, folks! Vote early, vote often! Then go bid on Sarah Evans's bracelet! Then vote again for Chris! Then bid again! Get into a feedback loop, friends! All the cool kids are doing it! Wheeee!


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Karen Goulet enters her 28th year as the Administrative Assistant to the CCSU Athletics Department. Goulet serves as office support for the athletics administration and coaching staff. Her primary duties include facility usage management for all team practices and varsity games, varsity game contract management and coordination of officials.
A Newington, CT native, Goulet graduated from Newington High School in 1976. She has two children, Jessica and Jamie, and four granddaughters: Ceila, Gilliyan, Kaitlyn and Emma.


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Caciocavallo du Bufala by Campania Felix
Campania Felix is a family run manufacturer of Mozzarella di Bufala Campana with a difference - the company owns it own herd of water buffalo. By owning their own herd, Campania Felix can guarantee the quality of the ingredients in their production. Owned by the Parente Family since 1919, Campania Felix marries traditional techniques with modern technology and is always respectful of the environment and their animals' well-being. Their company proudly displays the following quote from founder Enrico Parente at its corporate headquareters: "Only buffalo milk, milk enzymes, rennet and salt. These are the only ingredients to produce my Mozzarella. High Quality Mozzarella! On my word of honor".
- Made from pasteurized 100% water buffalo milk.
- Varieties sold separately.
- Comes in 4 lb whole form.
- We cut and wrap this item by the half-pound.
- Please contact us about purchasing the entire 4 lb caciocavallo.


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On Matt Harnish and Other Delights these veterans of St. Louis rock music are still pumping out their jangle pop twee punk hits. Maybe "hits" isn't the right word to use, but their songs are so damn catchy that they should be. The male and female twin attack vocals lead the way in every song and are backed expertly by loud guitars and catchy power chords. The title and album reference the classic Herb Alpert LP, but the music stands on it's own. It is fast, fun, and catchy as hell. Standout tunes include "S. Kingshighway Bubblegum Factory" and "1000% Not Creepy." Check out the album on Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records.
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Organic produce, meats and processed foods are a booming $18 to $20 million dollar industry in New Mexico but a critical shortage of state inspectors threatens the survival of these small businesses. If they can't get inspected and certified organic, the producers can't effectively market their goods to those who are eager to buy them. Through volunteer fundraising, a small group of folks hopes to add 10 part-time, contracted inspectors to the state's current team of three. Brett Bakker, chief inspector for the New Mexico Organic Commodity Commission, spoke to Alibi about the inspector training process and what it entails.
If you need inspectors so bad, why can't you just hire more staff? Money?
Yeah. To get them, we'd have to go to the state legislature and plead for more money and more personnel and there's no way that would happen for at least a year—if it happened. But we need more staff all-around, not just inspectors.
So you can hire contract inspectors but not pay for the training?
Yes. We're working on this on our own time.
What's the training all about?
It can be anywhere from three days to a week depending on how many hours a day it goes. ... Potential inspectors can start with the basic farm training and then stay for special training on livestock and processing if they want. They always start by learning the federal organic regulations. Basically, it trains you how to be an auditor because you do spend time in the field looking at the crops or the fields or the cows, but you have to spend a lot more time looking at paperwork. The people who are applying [for organic certification] have to keep records for everything: where they got their seeds ... how the animals were transported to the ranch ... everything.
How much does the training cost?
... All included, it costs probably around $1,000. We're actually hoping that there will be one in New Mexico early next year. That will cut down on the travel costs considerably.
Do you automatically get to be an inspector after the training?
Generally you have to do a few apprentice inspections with another inspector. We like them to do at a minimum two or three inspections, but it'll vary on the individual. We have everyone from very experienced farmers to people with no farming experience so it just depends.
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They get paid a flat fee per inspection plus mileage. We assign them inspections depending on how qualified they are to handle a certain farm or situation. Some inspections take an hour, some take eight or 10. They write a full report and they're done. ... What a lot of inspectors do is work for certification agencies around the country. Once you've done the training you can work for anyone who'll hire you. There are some [inspectors] who travel thousands of miles per year. The biggest certifier is based in San Diego but they cover the planet: Japan, Europe, the United States and Canada. They contact the closest qualified inspector they can find, and they'll contract with that person to do it.


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Working Toward Critical Mass: FEMA, ADR & Disasters
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is becoming more prevalent in the disaster context, and both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and local agencies are working to use ADR whenever possible in response to disasters. President Carter created FEMA in 1979 to alleviate loss, suffering, and damage caused by disasters. The statutory mission places priority on saving lives and protecting property. ADR helps FEMA in support of this mission.
National ADR work. The ADR office hires external ADR professionals for various programs. When insurance companies that administer the National Flood Insurance Program and FEMA disagree, flood insurance and mitigation employees participate in arbitrations as set forth in the National Flood Insurance Act. FEMA's ADR office handles all of the logistics for those arbitrations and contracts with arbitrators nationally.
FEMA's disaster work creates a fair amount of national ADR opportunities.
FEMA has been interested in the mediation programs sponsored by the state insurance commissioners to assist disaster victims with their homeowner's insurance claims. After Hurricane Katrina, however, FEMA found it was paying the limit of most flood policies, and, as such, mediation was not warranted. FEMA continues to advocate ADR, as does Congress.
After the Los Alamos, New Mexico, fires of 2000, Congress charged FEMA with administering all of the victims' claims. In our nation's history there has only been one other catastrophe for which our government has admitted responsibility: the Teton Dam Collapse of 1976. In both cases Congress quickly set about making the victims whole. FEMA was given 45 days to open a claims office and publish interim regulations, and 180 days to determine individual claims compensation. The law required FEMA to create an arbitration program for victims who were dissatisfied with the FEMA award, giving claimants an opportunity to present their claims to a neutral, non-governmental person.
After one hurricane, FEMA hired mediators from JAMS, a provider of private dispute resolution services. FEMA was having difficulty determining who had actually performed the work under a debris removal contract. Seven different contractors stated that they had performed the work, and each submitted a similar bill. The parties were fighting among themselves as to which contractor was the proper recipient of the FEMA funds. FEMA placed the money in escrow and waited. But it became apparent that the parties were deadlocked. Contractors were blaming FEMA for ruining their companies and also their lives.
FEMA offered to hire a mediator for the dispute. All seven contractors consented, and two nationally renowned mediators were hired. The issues were very complex and involved high levels of antagonism, threats to personal safety, threats of suicide, bankruptcy, and media manipulation. The mayor of the community was arrested and went to jail for fraud. Against all odds, after three intense days, the mediators managed to create agreement among all the parties. Each participant, as well as FEMA, was extremely pleased with the result. FEMA's disaster work creates a fair amount of national ADR opportunities.
Community ADR work. State and local communities use ADR to support efficient reconstruction after a disaster. At an ADR conference I met a woman who said that she had worked as a mediator in a FEMA disaster. She explained that after devastating floods in her northwest state, people believed that their leaders were either inept or disgracefully apathetic. The local government and the community could not work together, and all dealings were laced with bitterness and acrimony. The local government asked FEMA for help. They wanted facilitation and mediation services, and they had specific local ADR professionals in mind. This seemed crucial for the community to begin its work of healing and rebuilding. FEMA agreed and paid for the services. Local municipalities understand to a greater extent the value of ADR in the disaster process.
In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana and Mississippi created mediation programs to resolve disputes between homeowners and their insurance carriers. The American Arbitration Association was selected to administer the mediation programs, which are voluntary for policyholders and mandatory for insurers. The programs could help speed up the resolution of these claims.
Volunteer ADR work. Although FEMA's mission is to alleviate hardship for victims, people often ask if FEMA can coordinate the public desire to help. ADR lawyers have a multitude of talents to contribute.
Congress authorized FEMA to help low-income individuals secure adequate legal services after a disaster. FEMA works together with the state and local bar associations to ensure proper representation for people who are at a disadvantage. FEMA started a program with the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the ABA. After a disaster, YLD often becomes the umbrella organization coordinating local lawyers who want to volunteer and work directly with the victims. FEMA helps YLD set up a hotline or a station at the disaster recovery centers. Most of the time, these volunteer lawyers give straightforward legal advice about estates, lost documents, consumer protection and fraud, landlord/tenant issues, insurance problems, home repair/contracting issues, and mortgage concerns.
The ADR professionals are aptly suited for this work. Generally, the legal volunteers provide a listening ear and help with practical problem solving. Indeed, when we set up the program in one state, the bar was very clear that, owing to insurance liability issues, the volunteer would be providing legal "information," not legal "advice." ADR professionals often have the legal expertise in addition to the well-honed skills of deep listening, empathy, compassion, validation, and respect for human dignity. This breadth of skill is incredibly empowering for victims.
ADR work within FEMA. After the events of September 11, 2001, Congress passed the 9/11 Heroes Stamp Act of 2001 to afford the public a direct and tangible way to provide assistance to the families of emergency relief personnel killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty in connection with the 9/11 attacks. The U.S. Postal Service issued a semipostal, a stamp with a higher price than usual that allows the buyer to contribute to the cause illustrated on the stamp.
FEMA is responsible for administering the $10.5 million in collected funds from the semipostal, and the ADR office has been asked to play the role of a third-party neutral on behalf of the claimants. FEMA created a right of appeal from its award decision and placed that function in the ADR office. Several lawyers were hired to help with the semipostal claims/appeals.
Last summer, FEMA decided to begin a national cadre of ADR professionals, employed by FEMA, to assist FEMA workers at disaster sites. They help employees with disaster-work conflict. This cadre does conflict coaching, dispute resolution training, mediation, and facilitation at the disaster field offices across the country.
ADR is a growing phenomenon in the disaster arena. FEMA has hired first-rate arbitrators and mediators throughout the United States. State and local governments are discovering that conflict, which can impede rebuilding after a disaster, can be effectively addressed by ADR professionals. Moreover, these professionals can help with community preparedness and mitigation. FEMA facilitates a Disaster Legal Services program ideally suited to the ADR attorney. Finally, FEMA is being pro-active in using ADR for its own benefit in the disaster field office and in its operations.
This article is an abridged and edited version of one that originally appeared on page 9 of Dispute Resolution Magazine, Fall 2006 (13:1).
For more information or to obtain a copy of the periodical in which the full article appears, please call the ABA Service Center at 800/285-2221.
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Periodicals: Dispute Resolution Magazine, published quarterly; Just Resolutions, e-newsletter produced ten times per year.
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What is the role of coffee? Well, the caffeine in coffee indirectly alters how much glutamate is released from neurons by blocking the function of another receptor protein—the adenosine A2A receptor. This in turn, may prevent the cell death observed in the presence of too much glutamate. Indeed, epidemiological evidence suggests that coffee drinkers may have a lower risk of PD. However, Dr. Payami introduced a wrinkle in this concept. She suggests that her teams's genetic data reveals that only some people may benefit from the strategy of blocking the A2A receptor. You see GRIN2A comes in two forms and only 25 percent of the population have the version which Dr. Payami suggests is beneficial.
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"Seeing Paityn's face light up, watching how excited she was." That's how Angie Elston described her favorite memory from her family's recent trip to Disney World.
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At just two months old, Paityn was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia, a rare liver disease that affects newborns. She spent the next year in and out of hospital stays in Minneapolis, while her family stayed in the Ronald McDonald House.
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"Paityn and her family didn't have the opportunity to enjoy many of the childhood milestones and memories that so many of us take for granted," Prosby said.
"She got to pick where she wanted to go. She didn't say much, so we kind of helped her knowing what she liked," Angie explained.
Paityn and her family: father, Jason; mother, Angie; baby sister, Lainey; and grandma, Nancy, spent a week making unforgettable memories while visiting four Disney theme parks as well as Universal Studios and Sea World. Paityn even enjoyed a special lunch at Disney's Epcot Park on Sunday.
Although it was the princesses that Paityn was initially excited to see, she particularly adored Mickey and Minnie Mouse and all the other characters she met at Disney World. Paityn also enjoyed the carousel at the resort. "We couldn't get her off of it," Angie explained.
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What better way to really get in the festive mindset than by kicking off December with a 'Bits n Bobs' post focused on all the different Christmas themed cakes available to us in the UK supermarkets this year. Indeed, for the last few weeks I have been doing some very thorough research looking at the quality of the Christmas Cake offerings from both Cadbury and McVitie's for 2010.
Below are my thoughts on four different products. These have each been given mini reviews based on my own thoughts and input from some of my work colleagues who I shared them with. If you have tried any of them for yourself I would really welcome your views so drop me a comment.
McVitie's Jaffa Cakes Orange & Cranberry Cake Bars
Kcal 95 Fat 3.5g Fat(sats) 1.8g Carbs 10.1g (per bar)
'Bittersweet dark chocolate, light sponge and a orange and cranberry centre'
Breaking the Cadbury monopoly today I found these McVitie's Jaffa Cakes Orange & Cranberry Cake Bars on a £1 deal in my local Sainsbury's supermarket. In terms of their packaging and presentation they looked none to different to the standard Jaffa Cake Bars, though McVitie's at least went to the effort of placing some snowflakes on the wrappers. When it came to the taste there was no differentiation from the normal bars in regards to the outer 'dark' chocolate or sponger layers. When it came to the filling however there were some noticeable, yet pretty minor changes, with the usual zingy orange taste of the originals taking more of a sweeter flavour stance. The filling in these bars had a forthcoming red berry flavour note that took the edge away from the more acidic orange. The panel were when it came to these - some prefered them, some didn't and some thought they were just equally as nice as the originals.
7.5 out of 10
Cadbury Merry Mini Rolls Sweet Cranberry & Vanilla
Kcal 120 Fat 5.6g Fat(sats) 2.8g Carbs 13.3g (per Mini Roll)
'Golden sponge with cranberry jam and a vanilla flavour filling, covered with milk chocolate'
The second of our two cranberry flavoured cakes came in the form of these Cadbury Merry Mini Rolls which I found on sale in Tesco. £1.50 of my pennies bought me a multi-pack of 6 wrapped rolls that I shared amongst another load of workmates. First impression from my panel were that they were confused by the packaging. With the 'Merry' wording aside there wasn't really anything else to give these any sort of festive feel!? What happened here Cadbury!? Moving on, when it came to the taste test these were more to the approval of my panel. You may recall that the blackcurrant limited edition flavour from Halloween have gone down as my favourite Cadbury Mini Rolls to date. Well in my opinion these Cranberry flavour rolls weren't as good as those, but they were at least a step up from the Strawberry Mini Rolls which I later tried and found excessively sweet. To be honest the cranberry jam filling here was a bit of a half way house between those two aforementioned variants. The sweet red currant flavours weren't quite as fruity or 'real' tasting as the blackcurrant, though they at least avoided the sickening sweetness of the strawberry. Fair but not the best.
7.0 out of 10
Cadbury Frosty Snow Star Cakes
Kcal 140 Fat 7.3g Fat(sats) 4.5g Carbs 14.2g (Per cake)
'Chocolate flavoured sponge layered with vanilla flavoured buttercream, covered in milk chocolate, decorated with a white chocolate star and a sweet dusting'
Phew what a long product description :D These were the most expensive of all the cakes I bought for the reviews today, and they cost me £2.00 from Tescos. Once again I tried these out with the help of some handy taste testers, who were all very approving of the very festive looking packaging and appetising look of the cakes. Fundamentally these were large slices of Cadbury chocolate roll, dusted with icing sugar and filled with buttercream. Two out of these three components got the seal of approval all round from everyone, the chocolate cake was tasty and the dusting of icing sugar was a nice touch to create a cooling mouth sensation with every bite. Unfortunately a lot of of people felt that the vanilla buttercream was overly sweet and it's combination with the horrible Cadbury Dream star on top created an overly dominant sugar led taste in the bites where it was most present. It was a shame that these didn't quite live up to expectations - they were the most disappointing out of all the cakes featured for this 'Bits n Bobs'.
6.7 out of 10
Cadbury Mini Yule Logs
Kcal 130 Fat 6.5g Fat(sats) 4.0g Carbs 13.0g (per Yule Log)
'Chocolate flavoured sponge with chocolate flavoured buttercream, covered with milk chocolate and sprinkled with light dusting'
Last but not least these Cadbury Mini Yule Logs were promising a triple chocolate experience - expectations were high :D By putting them last out of all four I have probably given the game away already so I can indeed confirm they were mine and panel's favourite from the selection posted today. Just like most of the others I bought these in my local Tesco for £1.50 - a sum which bought me six cakes. The presentation of the packaging and cakes were both very attractive looking - my only slight annoyance being with the fact they didn't come in individual wrappers, so consumption outside of the home wasn't possible. Forgetting that minor negative, these got a big thumbs up from everybody that tasted them. The outer chocolate layer was fantastic, and far ticker and crisper than standard Cadbury Mini Rolls. The cake inside was rich and chocolatey, whilst the chocolate flavoured buttercream was far superior to the vanilla variety in the cakes above, and provided an additional raft of Cadbury chocolatey flavours aswell as a much needed sense of moistness to every bite. Following me bringing an initial pack of these into the office they have already been repurchased by some of the people that tried them. That is always the ultimate test for any product - I have no qualms recommending them.
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Under Gov. Rick Scott, environmental regulation and the protection of Florida's much abused water resources has become a joke.
Now it's the Department of Environmental Posturing.
The management ethic at DEP under the leadership of former shipyard executive Herschel Vinyard is a triumph of message over substance: If you keep saying that you are protecting the environment, you don't actually have to do it.
Thus, Herschel has surrounded himself with a cadre of executives who formerly made a living helping industries avoid DEP regulations.
And in a master stroke, the department has laid off 58 veteran employees who were apparently too serious about doing their jobs.
The layoffs, DEP press secretary Patrick Gillespie told the Tampa Bay Times, presumably without blushing, were not political, but rather to ensure that "staffing levels are reflected by workloads and supporting the mission of protecting the environment."
Under Gov. Rick Scott, environmental regulation and the protection of Florida's much abused water resources has become a joke. Scott has gutted growth management laws, fought off federal water quality regulations, stripped the water management districts of funding and, now, purged the DEP of its most senior and experienced regulators.
"They want to essentially turn the agency over to the regulated industries," Jerry Phillips, former DEP attorney, told the Times.
Mission accomplished.
The Department of Environmental Posturing is functioning precisely as Scott intends, and it will continue to do so until Floridians begin to elect politicians who are stewards of the environment, not stooges for industry and developers.


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Blackfoot Library to close for a week
The Blackfoot Public Library will be closed Aug. 31-Sept. 7 for the installation of a new circulation program and training on its use. Patrons are invited to come to the library through this week to stock up on what they need with no circulation limits.
"We are doing our best to still accommodate the patrons while we are closed; so there will be no circulation limit prior to the closing so that everyone can get what they need to tide them over, while we are closed, " said librarian Brenda Wilcox. No fines will be assessed during the time that the library is closed.
Wilcox said that the new circulation system will be a "very positive thing" for the library and that the "patrons will realize the benefits."
"This new system will put us into the 21st century," she said. "We'll have offsite capabilities to issue library cards and we'll have wireless handheld devices to do inventory in a faster, more efficient manner."
Wilcox said that it is a rare event for the library to be closed for such a long period of time and that the City of Blackfoot will use the time to repave the library parking lot.
Any patrons who still have an urgent need to contact the library staff during the closure can go to blackfootlibrary.org, click on "Contact Us" fill in the requested information and pose their needs. No phone calls will be accepted during the closure.
"Let us know what you can't do without and someone from the library will contact you," Wilcox said. "It is always our goal to give our patrons the very best service that we can."
The library will reopen with regular hours on Sept. 9.


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Pat Summerall, veteran NFL broadcaster
May 10, 1930 – April 16, 2013
DALLAS (AP) – Pat Summerall was the calm alongside John Madden's storm.
Over four decades, Summerall described some of the biggest games in America in his deep, resonant voice. Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the "booms!" and "bangs!" of Madden, his football partner for the last half of the NFL player-turned-broadcaster's career.
Summerall died Tuesday at age 82 of cardiac arrest, said University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center spokesman Jeff Carlton, speaking on behalf of Summerall's wife, Cheri.
"Pat was my broadcasting partner for a long time, but more than that he was my friend for all of these years," Madden said in a statement. "Pat Summerall is the voice of football and always will be."
His final play-by-play words beside Madden were succinct, of course, as he called the game-ending field goal of the Super Bowl for Fox on Feb. 3, 2002, when New England beat St. Louis 20-17.
"It's right down the pipe. Adam Vinatieri. No time on the clock. And the Patriots have won Super Bowl XXXVI. Unbelievable," Summerall said.
At the end of their final broadcast together, Madden described Summerall as "a treasure" and the "spirit of the National Football League" in a tribute to the partner that complemented him so well.
As former teammate and broadcaster Frank Gifford put it in an accompanying video tribute: "America is very comfortable with Pat Summerall."
Summerall played 10 NFL seasons from 1952 to 1961 with the Chicago Cardinals and New York Giants, but it was in his second career that he became a voice familiar to generations of sports fans, not only those of the NFL.
Summerall started doing NFL games for CBS in 1964, and became a play-by-play guy 10 years later. He was also part of coverage of the PGA Tour, including the Masters from 1968 to 1994, and U.S. Open tennis.
When CBS lost its NFL deal after the 1993 season, Summerall switched to Fox to keep calling NFL games with Madden. Summerall had hoped to keep working with CBS for other events like the Masters, but network executives saw it otherwise. At the time, CBS Sports anchor Jim Nantz said he was "very saddened" that Summerall didn't get to leave CBS under his own terms.
"Pat Summerall was a hero to me," Nantz said Tuesday. "I treasured the gift of friendship that I had with him. I was his understudy for 10 years. He could not have been more generous or kind to a young broadcaster."
A recovering alcoholic, Summerall had a liver transplant in April 2004. The lifesaving surgery was necessary even after 12 years of sobriety.
Summerall received the liver of a 13-year-old junior high football player from Arkansas who died unexpectedly from an aneurysm. Summerall had an emotional meeting with the teenager's family the following year.
Summerall often shared his testimony with Christian groups and told his story when speaking before other organizations.
Long before broadcasting Super Bowl games, 16 for television and 10 more for radio – in fact, before there was even a Super Bowl – Summerall played a role in what is known in football circles as "The Greatest Game Ever Played," the 1958 NFL championship. The Giants lost to the Baltimore Colts 23-17 in the NFL's first-ever overtime game.
Born George Allen Summerall on May 10, 1930, in Lake City, Fla., he was an all-state prep football and basketball player there. He played college football at Arkansas before going to the NFL.
After breaking his arm in the preseason as a rookie for Detroit, Summerall played five years for the Chicago Cardinals before four seasons with the Giants. Summerall was primarily a kicker, hitting 100 field goals and 256 of 265 extra points in his career.


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A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press former Southern California coach Lane Kiffin is being considered by Alabama to replace offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier
The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because Nussmeier's departure to Michigan was not yet official and the search for his replacement was not being made public.
The person says there is mutual interest between Kiffin and Alabama coach Nick Saban. Kiffin has been out of work since being fired by USC in late September. He spent a week in Tuscaloosa, Ala., last month exchanging ideas with Tide coaches and observing Alabama.
Kiffin runs a pro-style offense that Saban favors.
The 38-year-old was 28-15 in three-plus seasons with USC. He was also head coach at Tennessee and for the Oakland Raiders.


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The money raised from this poster will be destinated to the Flora Garden project by Karibuni Onlus.
Karibuni Onlus is an Italian organization operating in Kenya since 2004 for the development of school, education, health and work-related projects. Flora Garden is a project held by Karibuni Onlus in Langobaya.
The money raised from this poster will be destinated to the Flora Garden project that aims to transform 80.000 sqm of savannah in an oasis in Langobaya by Karibuni Onlus since 2010.
Here Karibuini Onlus has brought up irrigation systems, agricultural fields and areas for breeding.
The management and the sale of this agricultural products by the local population will allow self-financing of the secondary school in Langobaya built in 2008 by Karibuni and where almost 200 children are studying.
Since 2007, Walter Grio (Washington DC) has raised over sixty thousand dollars through "Shoot for Change" for numerous organizations both nationally and globally.


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Apr. 26, 2011
BOSTON — The Massachusetts House is one day into its deliberations on a controversial budget would give cities and towns the ability to change employee health plans without union approval.
On Tuesday, union officials milled about the State House hallways, wearing buttons that said "collective bargaining = affordable health care." They passed out leaflets to House members as they entered a closed-door caucus to talk about the budget.
AFL-CIO president Bob Haynes says unions are working to avoid the kind of measure that stripped their counterparts in Wisconsin of their bargaining rights.
"All these public sector unions want to do is be able to negotiate their health care plans. We don't want to be like Wisconsin. We want to make sure we have the right to be at the bargaining table," Haynes said.
House Speaker Robert Deleo's plan would limit public workers' collective bargaining rights on health care plans. Deleo's proposal would allow cities and towns to raise health insurance co-payments and deductibles for firefighters, teachers and other local government employees without prior union approval.
Union leaders are gathering support for an amendment that would require some negotiation with unions before health plan changes could be made. About 50 Democrats have signed on so far, including some members of Deleo's leadership team.
Deleo's backers argue that municipal workers have some of the most generous health insurance plans in the state, and the costs are unsustainable. They say that employee health care costs are draining local budgets and crowding out funds that could be spent, for education and other municipal services. Debate on the amendment is expected over the next few days.
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Protesting workers nix Market Basket amnestyBy BARBARA TAORMINA
Sunday News correspondent
July 26. 2014 9:56PM
Market Basket employees who have been calling in sick and walking off the job in support of their fired boss are slamming an offer of amnesty from the company's board of directors and promising instead to fight on with protests and boycotts until Arthur T. Demoulas is reinstated as CEO.
"This past month has been trying," the board said in a brief news release issued Friday night. "We appreciate the strain this change in leadership has placed on our associates. We welcome back associates who are committed to Market Basket's customers. There will be no penalty or discipline for any associate who joins in what will be a significant effort to return to the unparalleled level of performance and customer service that have been hallmarks of the Market Basket brand."
The board also promised there would be no change in the company's "unmatched" compensation and benefits.
Workers have disrupted deliveries to the chain's 71 locations, leaving shelves empty and customers flocking to other grocery stores. Organizers of the protests and walkouts immediately rejected the company's offer in a message posted on their Facebook page, Save Market Basket.
On Saturday morning, the group also issued its own news release, reaffirming their commitment to their cause.
"ATD must be reinstated with full authority as president of DSM. This has been and will continue to be non-negotiable.
"We also want to be clear in our message to any other potential buyer that we will work for no other CEO," they wrote.
Market Basket workers also praised customers who were planning their own Saturday rallies at different Market Basket stores, calling it an "awesome plan."
The latest statements came in the wake of Friday's huge rally of workers, customers and local political leaders at the Market Basket store in Tewksbury, Mass.
Thousands of people packed the parking lot of the store for a loud show of support that could be heard on Route 495, where traffic was at a standstill because of the many cars trying to reach the rally.
While workers protested in the hot sun, the board of directors met in Boston to consider options, including an offer from Arthur T. Demoulas to buy out the 50.5 percent of the company's stock held by other members of the Demoulas family headed up by his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.
The family-owned company has been hampered by decades of infighting which led to the firing of Arthur T. Demoulas last month after Arthur S. Demoulas and his side of the family gained control of the board.
Among the conflicts between the two sides were the company's profit-sharing plan, employee bonuses and a yearlong 4 percent discount on all purchases launched by Arthur T. Demoulas last January.
The board hired co-CEOs Felicia Thornton, a former vice president of the Albertsons grocery store chain, and James Gooch, a former CEO of Radio Shack, to run the company.
Shortly after Friday's rally ended, the board released a statement saying it will "evaluate and seriously consider" the buyout offer from Arthur T. along with any other offers or proposals.
The board also criticized the "negative behavior of certain current and former associates" that they said was at odds with the company's culture of putting customers first. Board members also reaffirmed their support for Thornton and Gooch.
But a few hours later, the board issued its second press release with a softer tone.
Although workers had originally hoped that Friday's rally would be their final protest, they are now planning more.
Tom Trainor, one of eight senior managers who were fired for their roles in organizing the protest, told the crowd in Tewksbury not to be discouraged.
"I am getting ticked off with people who are telling me we can't win this," said Trainor. "They don't know us."


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Police: Wife stabbed husband multiple times
A 42-year-old Ionia woman has been arrested, accused of stabbing her husband multiple times.
The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that stabbing was reported Tuesday morning. Police say the woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office says it received an emergency call about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday requesting assistance for a man who was bleeding from stab wounds. Investigators say the man fled the house after being stabbed and drove to a neighbor's home for help.
He was taken to a Waterloo hospital, where he underwent surgery for his wounds.
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R&B singer Kelly Rowland has confirmed reports she is no longer a Universal Republic recording artist.
The Motivation hitmaker's fourth studio album, Talk a Good Game, hit stores last year (13), but when the release of her third single, Gone, was shelved by label bosses, rumors surfaced that Rowland had requested a release from her contract with Universal Republic.
In a new interview with HuffPost Live, Rowland confirms her departure from the label, but insists she left on good terms.
She reveals, "I just needed something new and I've earned the right to make my own choices and make my own decisions. No hard feelings, I just needed a fresh, new start."
The former Destiny's Child singer also reveals she is back in the studio working on a new album, despite the fact she is currently an unsigned artist.
Rowland says, "There are different offers on the table. I'm just in the studio on my own and just having a really good time just being creatively free."


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Looking Back At A Wild Year
May 17, 2010
By Trevor Freeman
Special to NCAA.com
It began in the fall when the USC men hit the water with NCAA Championship dreams and it ends in the spring with the Women of Troy throwing Jovan Vavic in the pool after another national title. USC owned this season in aquatics and it is a tribute to the tremendous program that Coach Vavic has built in his sixteen years with the Trojans. For a third time, he has led the USC men and women to NCAA Championships in the same school season. USC defeated Stanford 10-9 to win their second NCAA title on the women's side.
The title belongs to the Trojans and they earned it as they survived a late three-goal rally by Stanford that shrunk a 10-6 lead to what was the final score. While the final margin may have only been one goal, USC was the better team throughout the contest and this was a well-deserved victory. After Kelly Eaton struck first for Stanford, USC scored the next four goals and never trailed again in taking home the NCAA title.
At the beginning of the season, I spoke with Coach Vavic and in our February 1st NCAA.com interview, I inquired about last season's crushing 5-4 loss to UCLA in the national title game and asked what USC needed to do to win this season's title. He said, "We need to score more goals. In that game, we were shut down by UCLA in the second half. Our defense was good in that game as we didn't allow a goal in the second half; however our offense only scored once. We scored seventeen goals in the semifinals against Hawaii so we have the firepower to do it. We have a powerful offense. It just needs to be more consistent." His offense showed up in this game as seven different players scored in the USC victory with Kristen Dronberger, Patricia Jansco and Kally Lucas each scoring twice to lead the way. Tumua Anae sparkled once again in the cage as she compiled eight saves and also made a couple nice steals coming out of her goalie position.
What made this exceptional for the Trojans was that they were boasting a large senior class as Tumua Anae, Kami Craig, Forel Davies, Alexandra Kiss and Kally Lucas all played their last game for USC. Craig and Anae were particularly special players as Craig is the defending Cutino Award winner and was a 2008 United States Olympian while Anae entered the NCAA Tournament as the newly crowned MPSF Player of the Year. USC boasted great players with their heart being their outstanding seniors. Those five seniors leave college as Champions and that is a great tribute to that large class.
The Women of Troy made it to the NCAA Championship with wins over twentieth-ranked Marist and seventh-ranked Loyola Marymount while Stanford found their way to the title tilt by virtue of wins against Pomona-Pitzer and fourth-ranked California in the Final Four.
While USC loses the aforementioned five senior standouts, the cupboard is not bare as the Trojans return a pair of devastating outside shooters in junior Joelle Bekhazi and freshman Patricia Jansco. The Women of Troy also bring back two-meter Kristen Dronberger whose inside play was the difference for the Trojans in their 10-6 Final Four victory over Loyola Marymount. Stanford will also be a team to watch for next season as they return a top-notch unit that will include two-meters Melissa Seidemann and Annika Dries along with goalie Amber Oland.
For the first time in recent memory, we will not refer to UCLA as the defending NCAA Champions as their five year run ended on Friday night. However, that may only last for a season as the MPSF Tournament Champions will be loaded next year. Caitlin Dement along with the goalie we will talk about later in this paragraph will be the two best returning goalies at the NCAA level. Complimenting her will be an explosive offensive attack that will be headlined by Priscilla Orozco, KK Clark, Grace Reynolds and Kelly Easterday. The team that finally ended UCLA's reign of terror will also return a squad that will be in the NCAA title race. Loyola Marymount scored a monumental 5-4 victory over the Bruins in their first round game on Friday night and they return a number of key contributors including redshirt freshman goalie Kristine Cato who was sensational in that win. Cato garnered eleven saves in that victory and her electric performance generated the same kind of buzz that her male counterpart Andy Stevens (current LMU goalie and United States National team member) created in his first NCAA Tournament.
One big storyline heading into next season will be the Big West receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Look for that conference to produce teams that have an immediate impact at NCAAs next season as defending Big West Champion UC-Irvine and fifteenth-ranked UC-Santa Barbara are both returning loaded squads. The automatic addition of the Big West champion will have an enormous impact on the NCAA field as it will put additional emphasis on not only being perfect during the regular season but also on the conference tournaments. With only two NCAA at-large bids available next season, it should mean that every team in the country will approach their respective conference tournaments with a sense of urgency.
With all of that being said, we have an entire offseason to look ahead. On this day, we should look back at what the University of Southern California accomplished during this water polo season. They entered this campaign with the burden of championship expectations and on Sunday night they performed when it counted. Eight teams competed for one prize and for the first time since 2004, the Women of Troy walked away NCAA Champions. Many teams played the sport of water polo; however only one team owned it and that squad is USC.


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In Francis Bacon's Studio, Margarita Cappock provides the first in-depth study of the studio, selecting key elements from the dense mass of objects Bacon accumulated and placing them succinctly within the context of the artist's life and practice.
Profusely illustrated with unique material that has never previously been published, Francis Bacon's Studio makes an important contribution to Bacon studies, especially in relation to the last three decades of the artist's career. Drawing on artefacts that resonate with the energy of Bacon's work, this book offers unprecedented insights into the sources, inspiration and working methods of one of the giants of modern art.


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